From Kirkus: "A handsome design, well-placed text, and carefully rendered, delicately detailed watercolor paintings star here. Come autumn, this reassuring, old-fashioned fare will be just right for sharing over cups of hot cider."

In this cute story you get to follow a hedgehog around in the wild. During the story you find out cool and interesting facts about how they live in the wild along with where they live in the world. ( )

Readers will learn plenty about hedgehogs: where they live, what they eat, how they hibernate. The mixed media illustrations are appealing, and on every page spread there are two fonts: a bigger one for younger readers, and a smaller one for more advanced readers to get extra information.

Back matter includes more information about hedgehogs, an index, and three sources for additional information (one book and two websites). ( )

This cute little story is about the life of a hedgehog. It has lots of facts on a hedgehog's life. This can be a great introduction to teach kids about the process of hibernating and the animals that we really do not pay attention to. ( )

Hedgehogs are not native to the United States, but they are an increasingly popular pet and are undoubtedly adorable, so this nonfiction picture book is very timely.

A long-nosed hedgehog with bristly yellow-brown spines and shy black eyes trundles through pages of this informative story. Readers will learn about hedgehog's spines and what they're made of, what they eat, their habitat, baby hoglets, and more. Additional information is included in smaller type throughout the pages. There are cute pictures of gardens at night, snails and slugs, and hedgehogs, hedgehogs, everywhere!

I was pleased to find that this story focused on the life of the female and her young, transitioning to a male hoglet growing up and going out on his own, so readers get a full picture of the different lives of the male and female hedgehog. Throughout the story a dark-haired girl in a pink dress or coat appears, watching the hedgehogs from a distance.

Back matter includes a few additional facts about hedgehogs, including a warning about keeping them as pets - they require careful care and are wild animals. There is also a brief index, two (British) websites, and a recommended book (not available in the US).

Verdict: If you have hedgehog aficionados, this is sure to charm and inform them.

ISBN: 9780763698805; This edition published 2018 by Candlewick; Borrowed from another library in my consortium